St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-02
Shall Wonders Never Cease?

One OF the most attractive exhibits in
the great Exposition building and one
of the most practical pieces of useful
mechanism, which is admired by thou
sands daily. is the Butz Thermo- Electric
Regulator, on the second floor, near
Janney u Semple's display. A careful
examination OF its parts, and an observ-
ance OF its automatic, yet almost human
intelligence, cOnvinceS one that there is
nothing: under the sun that the in
ventive genius of man cannot conceive.
1t is, as its name implies, an electric
regulator to regulate the temperature of
offices, dwellings and other abiding
places of the human family. It
is SO simple, yet thorough, so
precise and accurate, that every
one who regards health as the primary
object OF life, must needs possess one.
1t consists of thermostat that is both
highly ornamental as well as useful,
and arranged to be set at any desired
degree of temperature. A spring motor
that is located in the furnace room is so
arranged as to open and close the drafts
and check damper of the furnace. Then
there is an alarm bell located in the
kitchen, together with battery, while
electric wires connect the thermOstat
with the motor, battery and alarm bell.
A gas jet is burning in close proximity
to the thermostat, and as the heat of
the flame raises the temperature
around it delicately adjusted
metallic strip expands, closes the cleo
trio circuit, sets the motor in motion in
the furnace room below, closing the
front draft Immediately and opens the
check draft in the pipe. The tempera-
ture is quickly lowered, but when it
reaches the point that the gauge on the
thermOstal has been set in the room
above, the circuit is as speedily closed,
and all done automatically, challenging
the admiration and surprise of the most
skeptlcal. This operation is re-
peated as often as is necessary to re-
tain an equitable temperature. All
that is required by the possessor is
to keep the furnace supplied with
necessary fuel, and even in this particu-
lar the little device nearly supplies the
demand OF man. by sounding an alarm
when the fuel is becoming exhausted,
and all you have to do is to wind the
motor when the indicator points to the
figure z. With such faithful and
never sleeping guardian in your possess
sion you may never suffer any extreme
cold or extreme heat, but enjoy all the
comfort and convenienceS Imaginable.
1t is an indispensable adjunct in any
well regulated family, and those who
have used one a single winter are un-
stinted in their laudations of its bene-
fits, for before retiring at night set the
thermOstat at the degree of heat you
wish to retain while sleeping, and upon
awakening you will find the sentinel
faithful to it's trust. The Minnesota
Heat Regulator company, purely local
organization of gentlemen from Mime
apolis and st. Paul, who control the
franchise for Minnesota, are Edward A.
Sumner, president and attorney for the
company; John III. Ames, st. Paul, vice
president; Oscar G. Green, st. Paul,
treasurer; and Fred S. Martin, Mime
apolis, secretary and general manager;
while the local officers of the company
are A. B. Robbins, president, and A. G.
Paul, secretary, both of Minneapolis;
and those des ring to secure territory
should address either of two latter
named. The st. Paul Office is at 149
East Third street, and the Minneapolis
Office at 304 First avenue south.